Philippine Army intelligence team hand-in-hand with Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Taguig City police anti-drug operatives nabbed 13 workers and seized shabu packets worth P88,000 in a buy-bust operation at a construction site which served as drug den of the construction workers inside the Headquarters Philippine Army, Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila on October 10, 2022.
The arrested construction worker states that he and his fellow suspects pool their meager daily income to buy shabu to keep them alert and active while at work. Joint operatives launched the drug sting after a month-long surveillance effort that ended with a PDEA poseur buyer transacting with the suspects at the drug den within the construction site.
The arrested suspects will face charges due to violation of Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
As one of the organizations that help keep the peace and order in our society, the Philippine Army will always be one with the national government in its campaign to eliminate the scourge of illegal drugs, the Philippine Army leadership emphasized. The Philippine Army does not condone illegal activities in its camps which are drug-free zones, the Army’s leadership added.
Photos by Private Divino S Lozano Philippine Army
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